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Here's what to do when you get pulled over

What rights do you have as a driver? What can you do and what can't you do?

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Updated: 5:17 PM CDT Jul 22, 2015

Here's what to do when you get pulled over

What rights do you have as a driver? What can you do and what can't you do?

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Updated: 5:17 PM CDT Jul 22, 2015

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WEBVTT PULLED OVER. STACEY: KCCI'S KIM ST. ONGE IS LIVE WITH THOSE ANSWERS. KIM: MOST OF US KNOW THE FEELING THAT TURNS YOUR STOMACH WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND SEE FLASHING LIGHTS BEHIND YOU. IF YOU ARE PULLED OVER, KNOWING YOUR RIGHTS IS KEY, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT EVERY INTERACTION WITH OFFICERS SHOULD BE RECORDED. INSIDE EVERY STATE TROOPER'S TRUNK IS ONE OF THESE SMALL CARDS THAT CAN HOLD UP TO 200 HOURS OF DASH CAM VIDEO. THIS IS MUCH BETTER FOR STORAGE AND AVAILABILITY. SERGEANT NATHAN LUDWIG WITH THE IOWA STATE PATROL -- ANYTIME YOU INTERACT WITH THE PUBLIC YOUR CAMERA IS ON. KIM: SAYS IT'S NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO EDIT THE VIDEO. IT'S SITUATIONS LIKE THIS TRAFFIC STOP IN TEXAS WHERE DASHCAM VIDEO SHOWS A TROOPER DRAGGING THE DRIVER, SANDRA BLAND, OUT OF HER CAR AFTER SHE REFUSED TO PUT OUT HER CIGARETTE AND GET OUT OF HER CAR ON HER OWN THAT'S SPARKING A LOT OF DEBATE. KNOWING JUST WHAT YOU KNOW FROM THE TAPE, IT PROBABLY SEEMED LIKE A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH. KIM: KIM: THAT'S WHY ATTORNEY GUY COOK SAYS WHEN YOU SEE THE LIGHTS FLASHING BEHIND YOU, IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF, PROVIDE A LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND INSURANCE BUT YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT. KIM: COOK SAYS YOU CAN REFUSE TO ANSWER ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS AS LONG AS YOU TELL THE OFFICER YOU'RE EXERCISING YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT. BUT, OFFICERS DO HAVE A RIGHT TO DEMAND A DRIVER AND THE PASSENGERS EXIT THE VEHICLE. APPRECIATE THAT EXERCISING FULLY YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS SOMETIMES IMPACT HOW AN OFFICER CONDUCTS HIS FURTHER INVESTIGATION. KIM: THE ACLU OF IOWA ALSO HAS THIS AVAILABLE FREE ON ITS WEBSITE. IT'S A POCKET SIZED PRINTOUT . IT HAS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BEING PULLED OVER.

Here's what to do when you get pulled over

What rights do you have as a driver? What can you do and what can't you do?